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The Christian warfare wherein is first generally showed the malice, power and politic stratagems…The Christian warfare wherein is first generally shewed the malice, power and politike stratagems…
The Christian warfare wherein is first generally showed the malice, power and politic stratagems of the spiritual enemies of our salvation, Satan and his assistants the world and the flesh, with the means also whereby the Christian may withstand and defeat them : and afterwards more specially their particular temptations, against the several causes and means of our salvation, whereby on the one side they allure us to security and presumption, and on the other side, draw us to doubting and desperation, are expressed and answered : written especially for their sakes who are exercised in the spiritual conflict of temptations, and are afflicted in conscience in the sight and sense of their sins / by I. Downame ...The Christian warfare wherein is first generally shewed the malice, power and politike stratagems of the spirituall ennemies of our saluation, Sathan and his assistants the world and the flesh, with the meanes also whereby the Christian may vvithstand and defeate them : and afterwards more speciallie their particvlar temptatiions, against the seuerall causes and meanes of our saluation, whereby on the one side they allure vs to security and presumption, and on the other side, draw vs to doubting and desperation, are expressed and answered : written especially for their sakes who are exercised in the spirituall conflict of temptations, and are afflicted in conscience in the sight and sense of their sinnes / by I. Dovvname ...
London: printed for Cuthbert Burby, 1604
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§ Sect. 8 Fifthly,1 whatsoever we are bound to pray for; that we may be assured of, 0198 0153 nay we ought steadfastly to believe that we shall receive it: and this is evident 1. Joh. 5.14. This is the assurance that we have in him, that if we ask any thing according to his will he heareth us. 15. And if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have desired of him. And the Apostle James would have us to ask in faith without wavering, 2that is, not doubting to receive that we ask. But we are taught to pray for the remission of our sins: and therefore we are certainly to believe that our sins are remitted, and consequently that we are justified, called, elected, and shall be saved; for whom he did predestinate, them also he called, 3and whom he called, them also he justified, and whom he justified, them also he glorified, as it is Rom. 8.30.
§ Sect. 8 Fiftly,1 whatsoeuer we are bound to pray for; that wee may be assured of, 0198 0153 nay we ought stedfastly to beleeue that we shall receiue it: and this is euident 1. Ioh. 5.14. This is the assurance that wee haue in him, that if wee aske any thing according to his will he heareth vs. 15. And if we know that he heareth vs whatsoeuer we aske, we know that wee haue the petitions that wee haue desired of him. And the Apostle Iames would haue vs to aske in faith without wauering, 2that is, not doubting to receiue that we aske. But we are taught to pray for the remission of our sins: and therefore we are certainly to beleeue that our sinnes are remitted, and consequently that we are iustified, called, elected, and shall be saued; for whom he did predestinate, them also he called,